Chicken-coop.



' C. S. JAMES.

CHICKEN COOP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1912.

1,092,717. Patented Apr. 7, 1914.

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C. S. JAMES.

OHIGKEN COOP. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1912.

1,092,717, Patentd Apr. 7, 1914;

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CHARLES S. JAMES, OF JONESBORO, INDIANA.

CHICKEN-COOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 23, 1912.

Patented Aprfi, 1914. Serial No. 721,955.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES S. James, acitizen of the United States, residing at J onesboro, in the county ofGrant and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements inChicken-Coops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to chicken coops for receiving chickens, and hasfor its primary object to provide a coop of this character wherein afree circulation of air may be had therethrough yet rain or snow will beex cluded therefrom, thereby protecting the chickens that are housedtherein.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a coop of thischaracter wherein the young brood will be protected from rats, skunksand other carnivorous ani1nals,when housed therein and also which willprotect the fowls from inclement weather.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a coop of thischaracter which is simple in construction, strong, durable andinexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings,Figure 1 is a front elevation of a chicken coopconstructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevationthereof. Fig. 3 is a rear eleva tion. Fig. 1 is a vertical longitudinalsectional View through the same. Fig. 5 is a vertical transversesectional view. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional View on the line 6-6of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters indicate cor-' responding parts throughoutthe several views of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, the chicken coop comprisesopposed outwardly bowed side walls 5 which are preferably constructedfrom galvanized sheet metal although the same may be made from any othersuitable material and are secured to front and rear sections 6 and 7,respectively, the lower edges of the side walls being formed withinturned flanges 8 on which rests a removable bottom 9 which in thisinstance is constructed from galvanized sheet metal and it likewise maybe made from any other suitable material. The side walls 5 merge into aninverted U-shaped crown roof 10 and are secured to the extensions 11 onthe front and rear sections 6 and 7, respectively.

Reinforcing the ends of the side walls 5 connected to the front and rearsections 6 and 7 are metallic strips or bands 12 which are disposedagainst the outer face thereof and through the same are passed nails orbrads 13 which are also passed through the side walls 5 and engaged inthe front and rear sections.

Gut from the sides of the crown roof 10 at intervals thereof andoutwardly bent there from are tongues 14: which provide ventilatingholes 15, the said tongues 14 being designed to exclude rain, snow orthe like from the said openings, yet permitting the free passage of airtherethrough to the interior of the coop.

Formed in the front section 6 is a door way 16 on opposite sides ofwhich are arranged guide cleats 17 slidably receiving a door 18 the samebeing preferably constructed from galvanized sheet metal and has strucktherefrom a plurality of tongues 19 forming ventilating openings 20therein, the tongues 19 being designed to shed the openings to excluderain and snow therefrom.

Arranged rearwardly of the door 18 is a wire fabric gate 21 which isslidably engaged in the cleats 17 and prevents the fowls from making anexit through the door way 16 when the door 18 has been opened yet willpermit the young brood to leave and enter the coop.

Formed in the rear section 7 in the uppermost portion thereof is anopening 22 on opposite sides of which are arranged cleats 23 in which isremovably fitted a galvanized sheet metal gate or plate 24, the samehaving struck therefrom a plurality of tongues 25 providing ventilatingopenings 26 therein, these tongues 25 being also designed to shield thesaid openings for the purpose heretofore described.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of useof the device will be clearly understood and, there fore, a furtherexplanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is:

A chicken coop com rising front and rear walls, a sheet metal p ate bentto provide a top and sides and resting against the said walls, the outerfaces of the walls lying flush with the end edges of the said plate,inturned flanges formed on the lower edges of the sides, a bottomslidably engaging and resting upon the flanges whereby the said bottomcan be readily removed, the lowermost edges of the said front and rearwalls 1n presence of two wltnesses.

being spaced from the flanges to permit the removal of the bottom,tongues out in and out-struck from the sides to provide ventilatingopenings therein, bands disposed against the outer faces of the top andsides.

and fasteners passed through the bands," side and top and engaged thefront and rear walls for uniting the same.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature CHARLES S. J A MEsqa.

10 in alinement withthe frontand rear walls, CLARKsoN D.;OVERM 1 I,

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